Latest update February 22nd, 2025 2:00 PM

Guyana's largest selling daily and New York's most popular weekly

Latest News

<<>> : The AAG must respect athletes

Jul 08, 2008 Sports

Can the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) do something about the misadministration of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG)?

Athletes are going through a stressful period with this current body, which is why there are not many senior and junior athletes competing.

Our level of performance can’t rise if this continues. For instance, you will merely find one or two senior athletes in the AAG senior trials amongst a host of juniors.

Sometimes the seniors can’t even compete because only two athletes showed up for a race. They (AAG) need to treat us better, realizing that without the athletes there will be no competition.

Another major issue is their selection process. They are doing a bad job with that; you can find them sending athletes to international meets before sending them to regional meets.

Some years back, I can remember them sending Colin Mercurius to the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Championships when they didn’t send him to the Carifta Games.

In 2006, Dennis Horatio was the first Caribbean athlete to cross the finish line at CAC but the AAG didn’t send him to Carifta in Trinidad the next year. Later in the year, the AAG sent him to the Pan American and South American Games.

It looks as though the AAG just wanted to send these athletes to meets. Even their selection for this year’s World Junior Championships is questionable. The AAG is sending an athlete that doesn’t even reach the final in meets in Guyana.

Incidentally, all the athletes that get the exposure are from Police Sports Club. It looks as though the AAG is doing that club a favor.
Concerned Athlete

Similar Articles

The Glenn Lall Show|| February, 14th, 2025

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

 Slingerz FC shines at Guyana Energy Conference and Youth Forum

 Slingerz FC shines at Guyana Energy Conference and Youth Forum

Feb 22, 2025

Kaieteur Sports- Slingerz FC made a bold statement at the just-concluded Guyana Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo, held at the Marriott Hotel, by blending the worlds of professional football...
Read More
Guyana’s rising Chess stars take on Barbados

Guyana’s rising Chess stars take on Barbados

Feb 22, 2025

Elite clubs will challenge KFC monopoly on team uniforms

Elite clubs will challenge KFC monopoly on team...

Feb 22, 2025

Bristol named manager as Guyana gears up for 2025 Caribbean Boxing Championship

Bristol named manager as Guyana gears up for 2025...

Feb 22, 2025

BCB puts a halt to cricket season due to inclement weather

BCB puts a halt to cricket season due to...

Feb 22, 2025

Changes made to KMTC Phagwah Horse race meet

Changes made to KMTC Phagwah Horse race meet

Feb 22, 2025

Features/Columnists

  • The clock and the cloud   

    Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Time, as the ancients knew, is a trickster. It slips through the fingers of kings and commoners... more

Publisher’s Note

Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.

Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

Demerara Harbour Bridge

> Berbice Bridge […]